Guidelines for End Term Project ‘Master of Management Studies - Sem IV University of Mumbai ‘The MMS Specialisation Project is the culmination of MMS program, The stusents expected to synthesize, integrate and apply skills that they have acquired durine entice program, across all semesters that approximate a professional practice experience. Itis mandatory and a full credit course for 300 marks, The format mentioned herein is mandatory for all MMS students irrespective of their specialization. Project £: Focus Area: General Management Marks: ‘The Semester 4 mandatory project in the area of General Management is the culminatio the management learming’s through Semester | - 3. The students are expected to synthesize imegrate and apply skills that they have acquired during the first three semester's w ct areas of General Management. This is a mandatory and a full eredit course for 100 marks. io all MMS students irrespective of their specialization. This key objective of this project ist provide the snudent with an opportunity to study a management challenge in a systematic manner. The project should enable you to apply the conceptual knowledge that you have acquired in a practical manner. Steps involved 1, Arriving at a Topic for research 2. Literature Study Defining the Project Objectives 4. Defining the Project Plan Methodology of the Research 6, Interpretation and reporting the finding Project 2 : Focus Area : Your Specialization Marks : 100 This projects needs to be in the area of the student's specialization, ie: Marketing / Finance Human Relations / Operations. The project should showease the application of sour conceptual leaming ofthe area of your specialization from Semesters | ~ 3 1 | MMS PROJECT BRIEF - DRAFTdencit the area that you wai '© pursue the project in. which ould be in any of the Following ways '- The student is placed in the organization, identifies a problem through independent data analysis and/or consultation with a field organization and presents it 10 the guide for approval as.a project synopsis 7 The student aspires to be a part of the company/ industry and hence takes up the izatzon for better understandin by developing a project swnopsis. hooses a topic that is of interest to him or her. Project 8: Focus Area : Social Relevance Marks : 100 the main aim of this project is to enable the students to be aware of their social ‘responsibilities and encourage them to explore project areas for finding sustainable solutions ‘e challenges which are social in nature. The student can seleet any arca for study which is in the social realm viz, Environmental Protection, Waste Management, Disaster Management, Saving ‘ Harvesting water. malnutrition. to name a few 2 MMs PROJECT BRIEF - DRAFTEVALUATION OF PROJECT REPORT The evaluation of the project report will be done in two phases viz. - the written report and the viva-voce exam. Evaluation Criteria for Project Work eeu TP Wax | Marks | Project Report oe | starks | altoid © = Choice of project Definition of objectives of the study. scope of the study Te | Methodology including literature review. primary data and secondary | data search, questionnaire design i | Fieldwork ot ‘Analysis of the data, report writing, language Recommendations, suggestions, bibliography | Applicability ofthe study "Viva Voce Exam | the study | Ability to discuss the report methodology and Therature [Ability to discuss data analysis. interpretation of results and | recommendations I " a t rr “Toute 100 3 [MMS PROJECT BRIEF - DRAFT